Discing new ground?

[Roseaukaine]

I followed the lead by Ron on the ATV discer from lowes for $158. In the directions it states that the discs are used to break up previously plowed soil. For remote food plot use, can I just remove the leaf litter/dead grasses and disk to break the soil, or do I have to plow first? I am planting rye/oats/wheat/brassicas and annual clovers (no-plow seeds) in some fertile soil.

[tazimna]

You'll get better results by also plowing. The disc will help cut the soil up which in turn will give you easier plowing. The deeper you can loosen the soil, the better it'll be for your planting. You may get by though by discing the heck out of the area. If planting clovers/grasses, you don't need inches of loosen soil. It helps, but could get by. Disc it till it's black and loose 3-4 iches and see what happens.Taz

[psandhu]

if you were planting something like corn or beans, you'd probably have to plow. i know my winter wheat, brassicas and clovers will volunteer quite easily in successive seasons. those seeds are small, and they only need 1/4 to 1/2 inch of soil over them (unlike corn).

you should be ok to broadcast/disk/disk, or disk/broadcast/disk.

[RonM]

Disc it about 4 or 5 times it should be enough, when I seeded lawns I just disced the h3ll out of it until it was emulsified, I have been discing for wheat with a 36 ft disc twice, the fertilize , then disc again and plant wheat, we dont plow any more, spring or fall. Put some blocks on it for weight then have at it....

[Roseaukaine]

Thanks for the advise -- the discer has only 8 smooth disks, but it can now be brought into remote places. I was able to extend the tounge length by putting a 2" female reciever onto my atv ball mount, then putting a 2" male hitch. I can now lift the discer off the ground and tie the back of the discer to my rear rack using two ropes on either side - which keeps the blades about 2' off the ground. Stays pretty stable in this position - even on bumpy terrain. I can add a sack of cement for weight. If needed, I could by another and hook them up in tandem for more coverage -- but transportation would be tough.